Life Pieter Boel



still life dead game , songbirds in snow


he believed have traveled italy in 1640s or in 1651. trip brought him genoa , rome. in genoa stayed uncle, painter , art dealer cornelis de wael had established himself in city.



arms , instruments of war


boel returned antwerp, registered in local guild of saint luke wijnmeester (wine master) (a title reserved children of members of guild) in 1650-51. after 1668 moved paris. here worked charles le brun in first tapestry workshop. appointed paintre ordinaire king louis xiv in 1674, died in september of year.


he father of jan baptist boel younger , balthasar-lucas boel. teacher of sons , david de koninck.








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